#Disk inventory x doesnt work free#

These applications are especially useful in identifying the often asked about but seldom answered query of “What does ‘Other’ represent in the Storage tab of the About This Mac Window?”. In Disk Inventory X clicking on a particular area quickly directs the focus of the Directory Tree to the location that matches the selected rectangle. You can hover your mouse over the graphical representation in both applications and it will provide you with a directory path to the respective folder represented by the area your mouse is hovering.

#Disk inventory x doesnt work free#

Built by Tjark Derlien and offered absolutely free under GPL this is by far the most intuitive free disk content review application we have come to use.Īlthough the application icon is nothing to shout about, the application itself is a vast improvement on another similar application, Grand Perspective by Erwin Bonsma.īoth applications purport to provide Mac users with a quick overview of what is consuming their hard drive space and exactly where it is.Īlthough Grand Perspective does a good job at analysing your Mac’s hard drive content and presenting it in a graphical form for easier quick reference, Disk Inventory X steps it up a notch by providing the addition of listing out the content in a simple to reference Directory Tree format that hastens the process of identifying just what is chewing up all of your precious storage real estate. Here’s a go-to-tool that should be in the arsenal of any Mac user – Disk Inventory X.